New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
CHANCES AT MEN OF MARK.
SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR CAREERS AND
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY

deal Of prominence through his action causing
the arrest of Henry s. Ives a criminal charge Is what
might he termed odd 6sh lie has awkward and
uneainy appearance he walks through the hotel
corridors here, with HIS head upf,ed as II to hold the
gold eyeglasses his nose lie is Of dark oupexion
has small black mustache and ohm that would ord
nary be called weak. That he Ia anything hut a weak
his arrest Of Ives Is sufficient proef, but other
points in his also good evidence. He
several terms member OF the Ohio State Senate. His
constituents being largely Germans and his election
being dependent that vote he thought by some
OF his official actions to havo aenacd their support and
to have destroyed himself politically. For instance he
introduced bill TO repeal part NJ the statute which
then made II obligatory to teach German In public
schools in Cincinnati. Tie defended himself on .hr
ground that study shOuld anywhere under any
circumstances be made obligatory while The rest Of tho
studies to he pursued left To the selection Of the
Board OF Education superintendent He also voted 10
impose saloons. This AZ the beginning Of
the famous political fight the liquor question In Ohio
OF which the Dow tax law finally evolved. II
was an unpopular then, Int has since become
generally acceptable. Mr.. Dexter roundly abused
and denounced for his action bn could not he shaken
from his purpose to act up 10 his convictions He is
banker by profession. has the reputation OF conserv
stsm in his business transactions. and is millionaire
George n. Tyner OF IIolyokc, Mass, who is large
stationery manufacturer aud brother Of eX-Post-
master-G eneral Tyner of Indiana, has made comfort
able In that line Of business AM aHor TO
tell the story of how lie missed fortune In tec
phone enterprise His case illustrates the opportunities
that are offered by inventors and how they often
brushed aside. He In the Postotice Department
under his brother when Theodore " Vail organizing
local companies for the American Bell Telephone Com.
pany MI Vail had taken some i,ncy 10 h,n ana uitd
third Of that amount hut could have raised the ~
mander renuircd He inspected the machine once only.
snniccntiy disinc So he Dropped The persons who
started the Chicago Exchange made millions out of IT,
The Tyner family OF Indiana. by the way has been
notable for tho prominence OF number OF its male
members There we're seven ana four daughters.
One Of the sons became Postmaster General another
member OF Congress. and another Is III hgh
Official position in Dakota The ci Ter Tyncr WAS a
wealthy in his part Of the country He owned two
nourishing minis, pork packing establishment and
large landed estates. His they grew mp received
college advantages. The daughters cultured ana
refined One night great freshet swept down tho Ne
Water Valley. lie woke up hundred thousand d'iT'
poorer than when he went to sleep and was obliged to
make an assignment Then it was every fellow for
himself" The boys all sct at work The youngest
and youngest chil as well was Peorc" y ne hlh
not yet entered upon his college Instruction. being onv
thirteen Years Of age lie Is 90" Ky noy Ltory
that he count wealth than the father ana all
the sons ever possessed IN the aggregate.
When Congress man Allen, OF Massachusetts,, goes out
TO lecture Indians again In the old Bay state, there
will be any number OF statesmen watching around 20 see
that he does not play pranks on them Mt Alien Is me
talented young member from the Lowell district lie
was a member of the Indian Affairs Committee III the
last House he got thoroughly worked mp over the
wrongs of Poor To- When he was invited by his col
league Congressman william Whiting TO deliver lcci-
ure for some church benefit at Iolyokc. he consented
and prepared lecture Indian affairs. which he de-
cied TO illustrate by sercoscOpc Views The ecnreWa
a success, and Congressman Whiting. who sat In the
front row 10 point 1t with applause at tho proper
moments was greatly eated with IT, when the last Of
series of representations of Indian chiefs was flashed
from the magic lantern on the screen IL wi' 'ne rCrG
OF a group OF warriors, painted Tor INC ray win
feathers and pumrs w&ynE, ana armed Tor 9.'nic
scarcely n moment before the audience well "a the
astoni.hed Mr.. Whiting had discovered that Mr. Allen
had defly inserted Mr. Writings face IA one OF the
group There round after round OF applause ana
the Joke regarded ~ the b st OF the sea,on Mr.
locked 1t up for fear his adInirng constituents might
de sire 10 have II duplicated
Congress man Whiting. by the way 10 said TO be the
coming man for the Governorshp OF Massachusetts,.
Why in the world he can desire that Office passes
ordinary comprehension lie has great wealth. he has
becn bonored by several elections To Consres can 20
hack TO Washington often he chooscs, and the Gov
ernorship is only care and expense The only eK
PLANTATION TO bc that the Office seeks the man Inc
the west end OF the state years witnout number
The west chains IT on the principle "I rotation ana
Mr. Whiting appears TO De tie Il" ~ ln.,t d" ~.
That he will make a Governor In whom the state can
take pride is evident
The r1mblngs OF Democratic discomfort with Presl-
dent Cevelands message which begin to come IN from
the West do not by any means c0rIOn0rAte tho hie'
advanced by Mr.. Morrison. Speaker Carlisle FRANK
Hurd and Don NJ. Dickinson. that the mighty North
west is ready Free Trade. Indeed Tie sign, are Just
the contrary one OF the well kno WI Democrats west
of the Allcghanlcs Is j. " Wade. Of cleveland HIS
Democracy IL venerable as his gray har1 lie IL inc
intimate personal friend and business associate OF sen
ator Henry b. Payne OF Onto. who Is woiHhown tarih
advocate lie was delegate In Democratic National
Conrer.,ons be.ore n hri Of the voter. % day
horn He was delegate large from OHIO N the DcTo
cratic National Convention Of 1880 lie isa wealthy
capitalist long headed business man, conservative
ana practical thinker. He was In New-fork asi week
and snrprsed me By saying Ia answer TO casual IN
curry; have heer faVnrahe 20 MI ,ievedani ', ~
this message came ont IL la. changed my opinion %
mated and will vote against his election why, ne
would destroy the country II he had his way am
afraid some OF compromise nav he passed ~ CON
gress which will temporarily bridge over the present
difficulty without settling the greater question a, issue
Tn talking with Senator MahOne, OF virginia odS ho
told me he expected 20 see n conpromise measure
adopted I woad like to sec the main question fought
out here ard now
There are few Western railroad mon OF greater PROM
nencc than c. Clarke of the Illinois Central itirod
He IL a southerner by birth. man OF quaint anu
rugged character. strong and dominating foroo ana
clear head. He is o Democrat by birth, edueauoh'
association and forty years voting Mr. Clarke has also
been In NewYofk IN the last week He has also given
expression 10 sentiments similar TO those OF Mr. wade
said ne: When Mr.. Cleveland undertook to run this
country into a Free Trade groove he didn't realize how
biz the country is compared with the dimnutve sse OF
ne maid IN can't he done. Tho old story about the
camel and the needles did not express greater I'M
nrobability Mr. Cleveland cannot have my vote for
President again"
A smoo.hfaced man who has something OF the look
and attire of German priest 10 Karl Knortz OF motifs
ania believe he once clergyman But ne WAS
always moro OF scholar and litterateur
- morals and religion He has not occupied the pulpit
for n number Of years. bat has devoted his time 70
German writings In Germany his translatons OF Long
fellow and other American poets are much commended
Hs in the author Of . book Of American poems ana
history American literature oote o. waion